clip-clop

Etymology
Onomatopoeia for two footsteps in succession.

Noun

 * 1)  The sound of steps on hard ground, especially of a horse's hooves.
 * 2) * 1984, Anthony C. Yu, tr. 吴承恩, 西游记 (Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West)
 * With loud clip-clops, several middle-aged women ran out from within to stare at the T’ang monk, grinning stupidly all the time.
 * 1) * 2003, Ann Redisch Stampler, Something for Nothing
 * All night long, Dog heard the clip-clop of horses hauling the wagons to market.
 * 1) * 2003, Ann Redisch Stampler, Something for Nothing
 * All night long, Dog heard the clip-clop of horses hauling the wagons to market.

Translations

 * Basque: txalaparta
 * French: ,
 * Italian: zoccolata
 * Japanese: ド ド
 * Maori: pakopakō
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: ligidh leagaidh
 * Spanish: trápala
 * Vietnamese: ,

Verb

 * 1) To make a clip-clop noise.
 * 2) * 2002, D J Vallone, For the Love of Freedom
 * One of several pairs of mounted police in flak jackets clip-clops past, patrolling the perimeter.
 * One of several pairs of mounted police in flak jackets clip-clops past, patrolling the perimeter.

Usage notes

 * Used particularly of horses.
 * Often repeated one or more times in succession to indicate multiple or continued steps.
 * Sometimes voiced as a pair of s. This is the only common use of alveolar clicks in English.

Translations

 * Italian:
 * Maori: pakopakō
 * Russian: